The United Nations' special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan speaks during a press conference upon his arrival in Damascus, Syria, May 28, 2012. Annan said his visit comes at a "critical moment in this crisis". He will meet Syrian President Bashar el-Assad on May 29. (Xinhua/Hazim)
Kofi Annan Arrives In Syria As Massacre Adds Urgency To Peace Plan -- L.A. Times
BEIRUT -- Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Syria on Monday amid a flurry of diplomatic activity following the massacre of more than 100 people -- most of them women and children -- in the town of Houla.
Amateur video of dead and mangled children from Houla, located northwest of the battered city of Homs, have sparked international outrage and added a new sense of urgency to a faltering peace plan devised by Annan, who is serving as joint U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria.
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